Self-Help Alternatives Aide in the Treatment of Substance Abuse: “Sober Houses” Keep 80% of Residents Clean and Sober for 13 Months

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Analysis A recently released study by the Hay Group found that between 1988 and 1997 the value of behavioral health benefits was cut 54% from $154.08 to $69.61 per member per year. This reduction is 670% greater than the reduction in general health care benefits over the same period of time. As a result, behavioral health care benefits have dropped from 6.2% of the total health care benefit package to 3.1 %. Although spending has decreased dramatically, the incidence of behavioral health care conditions, particularly addiction . . .